The Public Enemy
- Year: 1931
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Director: William A. Wellman
- Length: 83 min
The cold-blooded hot-head whose guns roared across the ‘Decade of Death’!
Film Synopsis
The Public Enemy (1931) follows a streetwise youth who rises through the ranks of organized crime during the Prohibition era. As wealth and violence escalate alongside his ambition, loyalty erodes and consequences close in with brutal inevitability. This landmark crime drama blends raw realism and moral fatalism in a defining portrait of gangsterism and social decay.
The Public Enemy Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Warner BD-ALL/US 2013 | Warner DVD-1/US/OOP 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Robert Sklar | ||
| Introduction by Leonard Maltin | ||
| Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public - With Martin Scorsese | ||
| Hearst Metrotone News: “Girl Stars Train for Olympics - Fair Sex Athletes Get Busy Under Mrs. Allen, Coach, in First Work-Outs at Pasadena, Cal.” | ||
| Re-Release Foreword | ||
| Theatrical Trailer | ||
| “Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!” | ||
| “The Eyes Have It” |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Warner’s Blu-ray includes a trailer for Blonde Crazy (1931). It is also available in the “Ultimate Gangsters Collection: Classics” box set with Little Caesar (1931), The Petrified Forest (1936) and White Heat (1949).
- Warner’s DVD includes a trailer for Blonde Crazy (1931). It is also available in the “Warner Bros. Pictures Gangsters Collection” box set (2005/01/25; reissued as “Vol. 1” 2008/03/25) and in the “TCM Greatest Gangster Films Collection: Prohibition Era” box set (2010/09/07).
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